quote:Bo Mattingly ?@SportsTalkwBo Roussel: I anticipate that Jeff Long is going to offer the job to Gary Patterson.

...i just pulled up the bo mattingly show online and listened to today's archived spot with pete roussel of coachingsearch.com, and i have to say, roussel's reasoning is rock solid. it will be of no surprise if roussel is dead on with his statement that patterson will be the next coach of the razorbacks.

the fact that patterson has ample head coaching experience, a solid staff, is defensive minded, an all out offensive scheme, and the fact he has such solid recruiting ties in texas, especially in the dallas/ft.worth metroplex, which is an area that is arkansas' #1 recruiting target outside of state lines, makes patterson a great candidate.

re: Pete Roussel(CoachingSearch.com) Says Patterson to Arkansas(Posted by Tigercat on 11/15/12 at 11:29 pm to sms151t)

Sometimes I wonder if these schools know what kind of coach they need. If you are a school with a ton of talent in your backyard you either want a guy who can kill it with Xs and Os or a guy that connects well enough with players to be a great motivater, because you don't need a recruiter when talent falls in your lap. (Looking at you USC.) But if you are in the SEC and in a lesser state when it comes to recruiting (Arkansas, Tennessee) you want to hire a recruiting guru first and foremost.

I respect Patterson a lot, and once in a while he has gotten a recruiting skin on the wall. But he is a much better developer of talent than a recruiter of talent. I put him in the same category as Tuberville. That is not that kind of coach Arkansas needs. Pete Carroll is the type of coach Arkansas needs.

Edit: although, I will say putting Patterson together with an excellent recruiting assistant under him could make for an excellent hire overall.